slanting

represents a slanted cliff and represents a person with a tilted head, thus conveying the meaning "slanting".

Components
厂 meaning component

  Meaning component

hǎnchǎng

  

cliff, (roof)

夨 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

to tilt the head

Modern form looks like .

Evolution

仄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
仄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
仄 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
仄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

slanting, oblique; oblique tones; to tilt; narrow; uneasy; oblique tones (in Chinese poetry)

Most common words with 仄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to tilt

平仄

level and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)

仄声

oblique tone

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)